"run a risk" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 冒风险

Definition

做某事可能带来负面或危险的结果，使自己面临损失或伤害的可能性。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

略带正式，常见于工作和日常生活，类似于“冒险”；经常用于提醒他人有潜在危险，后面常接“有……风险”或用“of+动词-ing”结构描述风险内容。

Examples

If you drive too fast, you run a risk of having an accident.

如果你开得太快，你就**冒风险**容易出事故。

We run a risk when we invest money in new businesses.

我们投资新企业时**冒风险**。

Eating food past its expiration date means you run a risk of getting sick.

吃过期食品就是**冒风险**会生病。

You run a risk every time you ignore the warning signs.

每次无视警告标志都在**冒风险**。

She knew she was running a risk by telling the truth, but she did it anyway.

她知道说出实情是在**冒风险**，但她还是说了。

If you skip sleep night after night, you really run the risk of getting ill.

连续熬夜真的**有生病的风险**。